Not surprisingly, they all play the roles of fighters. Referee “Big” John McCarthy also appears in the 60-minute episode.

“NCIS: Los Angeles,” a spinoff of the original “NCIS,” is currently in its first season and follows the Office of Special Projects (OSP), whose members go deep undercover to capture criminals who threaten national security. The show averages approximately 16 million weekly viewers.

CBS airs the April 17 “Strikeforce: Nashville” event live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The night’s main card features three title fights; Henderson fights middleweight champ Jake Shields, and Melendez hopes to defend his title against DREAM champ Shinya Aoki. It’s the second-ever Strikeforce event to air on CBS, which debuted its first broadcast in November with Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers.

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